Who is authorized to receive status information for an unpublished patent application?

For unpublished patent applications that are pending or abandoned, the following individuals are authorized to receive status information:

1. The applicant
2. A patent practitioner of record
3. The assignee or an assignee of an undivided part interest
4. The inventor or a joint inventor
5. A registered attorney or agent named in the application papers filed under 37 CFR 1.53 or the national stage documents filed under 37 CFR 1.495, if a power of attorney has not been appointed under 37 CFR 1.32

Additionally, anyone with written authority granting access from one of the above individuals is also entitled to status information.